DIPPER RANCH

This unique part of South Texas history was purchased in 2001 by the Wisenbaker family from Humble, Texas. Today, the Dipper Ranch is a 5,600 acre whitetail deer hunting ranch and breeding operation --abundant with native south Texas game, including dove, quail, javalina, wild hogs, whitetail, buffalo and a variety of small game... The Dipper Ranch was originally part of the historic Chapman Ranch that encompassed more than 100,000 acres. In August of 1948, R.J. Nunley and Leonard Traylor purchased roughly 30,000 acres of the Chapman Ranch and formed the Traylor & Nunley Cattle Co... The Dipper Ranch name and brand were created in 1948 when Mr. Traylor decided he wanted a brand that resembled a dipper - an instrument commonly used to draw water from a bucket of water. There are dipper up and dipper down brands. Mr. Traylor chose the dipper up brand to signify a dipper full of water. This brand was also viewed as very functional when it came to branding cattle. Back in those days,..

Also known as: The Dipper Ranch